April 4, 2017 VIETGONE receives 3 Lucille Lortel noms including for Outstanding Play November 30, 2016 Episode 108 of SYFY'S INCORPORATED written by Qui Nguyen & Patrick Moss set to air January 18, 2017. The film is directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, with playwright Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim on board as the writers. Minneapolis, MN 55406-1099 Qui, when you won the Main Event in 2016, many of us believed this could be huge for poker. What were those like? People know bits and pieces about your life, but what is really like for you growing up? I had to have it. So Nguyen created Vietgone as an antidote to the “white savior” tale. This season of Soundstage is made possible by a generous gift from the Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund. But, ultimately, I think it’s all good for my work in the long run. When theater-makers Jaime Castañeda and Qui Nguyen were both living in New York, they’d seek out each other’s work. Photo by Debora Robinson/SCR. Steve Blay gives his commentary on every hand, from a math and poker game theory standpoint. 2301 East Franklin Avenue Beyond just my personal motivations to record and tell these tales, once I started to hear my parents’ stories, I realized that they were stories I had never seen onstage or in any media. So while I love the game, I wouldn’t recommend it! Can you tell us a bit more about this, without revealing all of your secrets, of course? And I think that that’s personally something that’s very relevant to what I’m going through in my own life right now. Today, more than a year later, how are these plans coming along? May Adrales and Qui Nguyen talk about the inspiration for the play and their collaboration. It certainly made you stand out from the crowd even before you won? Hilarious and powerful, the play’s love story presents an incredibly moving family history as a son recounts the story of how his parents met. Qui: I can’t even describe that feeling. Yes. Of course, what I didn’t realize was that their more private stories, specifically about them dating and their marriage, would end up sort of wigging me out because I’m their kid. And then last year, I started to change my tactic: instead of asking them about them, I said, “Hey, I want to write this general kind of story about Vietnamese people in general. I think when I was much younger it was definitely the writers I was reading and seeing on the big stages, but now it’s more the people that I’m always in the room with, hanging out with, sharing coffees with, than the people that I used to look up to. How can you not like these guys? Thuy has a shady past, but she’s trying to pretend to be the “Model Minority” when she gets to America. The thing that interests me in Dust is the face that we want to show the world versus who we really are when we’re alone. For now, I am still enjoying life, and especially spending a lot of time with my son Kyle. I also really dig Lynn Nottage and David Auburn (who’s also an Arkansan, I might add). From Platoon (1986) to the Rambo series (1982–2008) to Miss Saigon (1989), “the main protagonist is always a white guy going to Vietnam and [the] Vietnamese are the bad guys being shot at or they are the people who need saving,” said playwright Qui Nguyen in a 2016 Rolling Stone interview. Lately she’s definitely appearing more and more in my work. Episode 6 BOY FACTORY by Milo Cramer. Right now, it’s a pretty realistic play and I’d like to figure out how it can still retain all the honesty it has but also have more visual fun. The theatre department has been hard at work on their upcoming virtual production of She Kills Monsters, Virtual Realms, which is set to premiere Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. on YouTube.. She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms is a play by Qui Nguyen that tells the story of Agnes Evans as she copes with the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. There was an immediate empathy since I felt very much the opposite of that growing up. Qui Nguyen is a playwright, screenwriter, and co-founder of the OBIE Award-winning Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company of NYC. Although I had an opportunity to read about it in your book, I must ask for our readers – what was the significance of the famous raccoon hat? But I will be back! I used to gamble a lot, play a lot of baccarat – you don’t have to think to play that game. By Lily Zhou, A&E Editor. Check out Director of New Work Ilana Brownstein’s great interview with playwright Qui Nguyen, in front of a live audience! How I Won the World Series of Poker Main Event (Amazon link). I had the exciting opportunity to speak to Qui Nguyen of Vampire Cowboys about his recent production Soul Samurai , a blaxploitation, kung fu, vampire story featuring a lesbian protagonist and a whole lot of awesome. As well as my entire family. When I first asked them about their lives, they were really hesitant to tell me any of it. When that final card fell, that was the fulfillment of all my dreams. There’s a lot more depth to be mined from all the characters. Imagined as edited found interview tapes, Outtakes is both funny and heartfelt, drawn from the playwright's real-life experiences. The character of Qui Nguyen (played by Sherwin Resurreccion) briefly frames the play at the beginning, then reappears for a final scene at the end, when he tries to interview his father Quang about the war and gets a talking-to instead. Ivan: Mr. Nguyen, first of all, thank you for taking time to do this interview. Although he hasn’t been around much lately, Qui was certainly one of more memorable WSOP champions we’ve had a chance to watch. That’s why it was a great pleasure for us here at Beat The Fish to be able to briefly talk to Mr. Nguyen and his friend Steve Blay. In the interview, we asked the champ about his new book that was written in cooperation with Mr. Blay and used this opportunity to ask many other questions we believed our readers would be interested in. All the characters in the play have secrets that they are hiding from each other. Will we see more of you in the future at the tables or do you see your life taking a different direction? When engaging with Qui Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters, it’s impossible not to fall in love with Tilly Evans’ spirit: she’s feisty, full of sass, and strong, capable of taking on and slaying any foe she encounters. There have been some delays in getting back to my home country, but I do plan to get back as soon as possible. What did your poker career look like after you moved to the States? It’s inspired by a New York Times article I read years ago about Amer-Asians and the number of “leftover children” that have grown up in Vietnam since the war’s end. Jon Hoche and Raymond Lee in South Coast Repertory's 2015 world premiere of Vietgone by Qui Nguyen. (Driver, at the theater for this interview, always comes in through a different door and so was unaware of Vader’s spectral presence.) I am a pretty good cook of Vietnamese food (but, I wouldn’t do the cooking for the restaurant). After your victory, you talked about your plans to help those less fortunate back home. Director/Playwright Interview. So when they reference places like Country Club Terrace, Rogers Junior High, and The Tac House, those are real places in my childhood. In that way, it is a lot more relaxing than poker. What did you feel when that final card hit the felt and you knew you had just become the next world champion? "They aren't perfect, but I've been pretty happy with ACR overall. I first discovered poker when I was living in Alaska. I never really thought about where I came from, the history of my parents, because I just bought into the fairy tales that they told me about themselves. So we make a great team together. The tournaments are big and I play fast fold all the time since they added it to mobile. When I moved in Florida, I mostly played in “Home Games” (higher stakes private games). October 9, 2016 VIETGONE in The New York Times May 2, 2016 But the more specifics you can tell me about your own experiences, the richer my characters can be. It’s a general Vietnamese story. When they talk about East Main Diner, that’s my mom’s diner. “Qui and I were always plotting to hatch a project together,” says Castañeda. How come – there must have been numerous sponsorship offers? However, you haven’t been around that much since your big victory. But it’s also fun and exciting, because you go through quick up and down swings. American money can go a long way in Vietnam. But I also have some other businesses I might want to start. That’s where I picked up the name “TommyGun” due to my aggressive playing style. I always worry that when you come to see a Qui play you have a certain expectation about what I’m doing. Tran takes over the role from Canadian actress Cassie Steele. The film’s new directors are Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Moana) and Carlos Lopez Estrada (Blindspotting), and the film’s newest screenwriter is Qui Nguyen (Vietgone). Steve, you predicted Qui would win the Main Event? In your new book, describing your Main Event journey, you mention No Limit $5/10 games that only allowed for a maximum buy-in of $100 at the time. Qui Nguyen is one of the very few who have managed to reach the highest rung of the tournament ladder, winning the most coveted prize of all – the WSOP Main Event.Nguyen became poker’s world champion in 2016, and Somuchpoker decided to catch up with him for an interview, to see where his life is one year later.. Qui Nguyen – Photo Jayne Furman – Courtesy WSOP I do think about it, especially in New York. I want to make it clear, just because “the geek’s getting serious” doesn’t mean he’s gonna be any less entertaining. His plays include Vietgone (2016 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, 2016 LADCC Tim Schmitt Award, 2016 Edward M. Kennedy Prize finalist); War is F**king Awesome (Frederick Loewe Award); She Kills Monsters (2014 AATE Distinguished Play Award, 2012 … So they’re all trying to hide these secrets, trying to be something that they’re not. When I was in my twenties, I was driven to tell all these geeky stories of sci-fi battles and zombie attacks and samurai showdowns—to make theater for those who don’t go to theater. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "afd5c32a8e42c138299ed3e1c804053a" );document.getElementById("gd4c7188f6").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); BEST Online Poker Sites for Dec 2020 (Real Money Reviews), Best Online Casino Sites for Dec 2020 – REAL Reviews (No BS), BEST Online Sportsbooks for Dec 2020 – USA Betting Sites, Online Poker in Pennsylvania Days from Becoming Reality, PokerStars Happy To Let Indian Online Poker Operators Campaign For Legalization. Not that I don’t still admire the Hwangs and the Stoppards and Kushners of the theatrical world, but there’s more relevance to me in my life when I’m talking to Kris Diaz when he’s in the room asking out loud something like “how do I write and raise a kid at the same time?” Those are the questions and the people in my life that really shape my writing. So how do you deal with those secrets? There’s a specific narrative that people are comfortable with telling about the Vietnamese people, and it dawned on me that maybe this is my new mission as an artist. We saw you as a great ambassador for the game and someone ordinary people could relate to, not just because of your life story, but also because of your player-focused approach to the game. It’s not about you, I swear. and much more. Maybe so! I plan to open a Vietnamese Restaurant, just for the experience. The book was written in cooperation with Steve Blay. On the one hand it’s very motivating that there are people who are constantly sending nice messages like: “When’s the next show? That is hard for some people, especially math players, but you have to believe in yourself and build up your confidence, and don’t be afraid to trust your feelings. Qui, Quang insists, is Vietnamese, and just being born and growing up in America doesn’t change that. I want Sam and Felix (my sons) to know where they came from and relatives such as my own grandmother, who they will never meet because she passed away before they were born. Really honored to do this with Qui and Steve and wish them the best of luck with the new book. How did things develop from there? Winning the Main Event title, the $8,000,000 first prize, having all that pressure finally over and behind you, what was it like? As far as famous playwrights, Stephen Adly Giurgis and David Henry Hwang, obviously. He holds a BA in English language and literature. You have no idea if you didn’t live there. Playwright and Director Interview: Vietgone ... Oregon Shakespeare Festival 5,403 views. I reveal all my secrets in the book, so go buy it! And the rest is history! It’s both the blessing and the curse of having people who follow my work closely and want to see it. Kelly Marie Tran tells EW about playing the title role in Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon' and what it's like following up 'Star Wars' with another huge project. Apart from  your poker achievements, you’ve also been mentioned on a few occasions as the “king of baccarat.” Do you have any funny/interesting gambling stories you could share with our readers? Seeing me squirm tickled them, so once they realized there was a joy in, you know, grossing out their son, they then started becoming really open about all their stories. Finally, what’s next for Qui Nguyen? Episode 7 EDGE OF NIGHT by Kirsten Childs. Episode 4 OUTTAKES by Qui Nguyen. In an interview with NPR, Qui Nguyen, the Vietnamese-American, Obie-winning playwright calls Vietgone a “sex comedy” about his parents, who convinced him at a young age that their romance was a love-at-first-sight, wholesome love story, but he later learned that it … Back to poker – you’ve always said that, while the math plays a role in your game, you’re much more of a feel player who plays the opponent more than anything else. But seriously, the trick is to trust your instincts. The play is actually set in my hometown of El Dorado, Arkansas. Associate Artistic Director Hayley Finn talked to Qui about Dust and the other plays he is working on, how he collects stories from his parents, and what he'll be focusing on during the Ruth Easton workshop. I have to make it bigger, bolder, find different angles that they haven’t seen.” So it’s both pressuring and motivating. I’ve always enjoyed running my own businesses. And now, as they’re getting older and as I have kids, I feel like there’s a legacy that I owe to my family—both to the generations before me and the generations to come. How did you discover poker and what was it that attracted you to the game? Exclusive access to our playwriting opportunities database, advice from experts, and chances to connect with other writers. I’m much more shaped by Aditi Kapil and Lloyd Suh and A. Rey Pamatmat and Mike Lew and Kris Diaz and Carla Ching and Mona Mansour and all the Resident Artists of New Dramatists and all the Core Writers of the Playwrights’ Center than any of my idols. 10:50. Growing up in Saigon… it was really rough. The dad had the affair in Vietnam. When you sense they are weak, it doesn’t matter what your cards are any more, just raise! An interview with Qui Nguyen The Playwrights' Center's 2014-15 Ruth Easton New Play Series continues January 12 and 13 with Dust, a new play by Core Writer Qui Nguyen. It’s not often that a romantic comedy picks a war as a setting, but MTC’s Vietgone does just that, setting the love story between Quang (Raymond Lee) and Tong (Jennifer Ikeda) in an Arizona refugee camp during the Vietnam War. OUTTAKES by Qui Nguyen A son keeps trying to get his charming (if frustrating) immigrant parents to tell him a true war story from their lives in Vietnam to help him write a new play. Steve (co-author Steve Blay) has suggested that’s why I have such great poker instincts – because I’ve been working on that skill my whole life. How do you deal with figuring out how your real identity versus your ideals match up when they don’t? So those are the two things that I’ll focus on in the workshop: character story and theatricality. I’m currently working on a five-play cycle about my parents’ marriage and immigration to the States beginning in 1975. Qui Nguyen, a native of Vietnam, defeated professional Gordon Vayo with a pair of kings on the 364th hand of the final table during the nine-hour heads-up session. I wear a lot of “animals” on my clothing — jaguars, tigers, snakes.  It intimidates my opponents. Now, in my thirties, I’m finding a new mission alongside my old one: to change the narrative of the Vietnamese paradigm, to illuminate their stories, but most importantly to bring the sex appeal of my Vampire Cowboys work into the work I’m now writing about my own cultural background. Many of them looked dramatically Caucasian, which I found interesting since there was no hiding that they were “soldier babies.” I wondered what that would mean for them growing up in Vietnam and then later how they’d be taken in if/when they came to America. Yes, it’s true; I haven’t been in the spotlight much. Okay, let us now go back through time a bit. 'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee Camps : Code Switch Playwright Qui Nguyen's latest work tells the story of how his parents met in … Aesthetically I’m Vietnamese, but my personality—my insides—are very much shaped by the movies, video games, and pop-culture of my very All-American youth. She Kills Monsters is a drama-comedy play by Qui Nguyen that debuted in 2011. Interview: Qui Nguyen of Vampire Cowboys Earlier this year, Vampire Cowboys was nominated for a GLAAD Media award for Soul Samurai. It is a great pleasure for me personally and I’m sure our readers will be equally excited to hear from you. I wouldn’t say the raccoon is intimidating, but it became my signature piece of apparel. In a 2017 interview with American Theatre, playwright Qui Nguyen says, “Everyone deserves a chance to see themselves on stage. Reencountering Qui Nguyen’s “Vietgone” in the new East West Players production, I am struck once again by the originality of the playwriting. She Kills Monsters From left, Megha Nabe, Satomi Blair, Margaret Odette, Allison Buck, Raúl Sigmund Julia and Jack Corcoran in Qui Nguyen's play … How do you recognize a weakness at the table and know it is the right time to go for a big bluff, for example? The mom is having a current affair with her old lover. I had to use my instincts to survive, every day. And I had to be tough, like a warrior. If you are Deaf or hard of hearing, please email us to request access to episode scripts. Episode 5 NIGHTNIGHT by Lucas Hnath. 2301 East Franklin AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406, McKnight National Residency & Commission Recipient. Let’s start with a question that you’ve probably had a chance to answer many times over, but it never gets old. Before their birth, I didn’t dive too deeply into writing about my identity—cultural or otherwise—beyond the movies, music, and comic books that I loved growing up. Sometimes they show other nervous habits. But there’s also the pressure of, “I have to live up to what I did before. I feel like I have been given a huge gift/opportunity here, and I want to do good with it. And if you were to come and walk into Dust, I think in its current draft you’d be like, “Uh, what happened to all the cool stuff you usually do?” I want to be sure that that’s there, as well as a story that’s maybe a little different than what I usually write about. Can you tell us what readers can expect to find inside the book and about the cooperation with Mr. Blay? Again, it’s not going to be about you though.” Which of course was a complete lie. ", Best Gift Ideas for Poker Players: A Buying Guide, Stack and Tile Review for 2020: Simplified Multi-Table Poker, Gambling Industry Hits Jackpot in US Elections, GGPoker Breaks Guinness World Record for Biggest Online Poker Prize Pool, Pokerstars PA Online Poker Monopoly Will Extend Into 2021. The Playwrights' Center's 2014-15 Ruth Easton New Play Series continues January 12 and 13 with Dust, a new play by Core Writer Qui Nguyen. You look “American,” but you’re culturally Vietnamese. You’ve mentioned on several occasions that your background helped you become a poker player you are today? When someone is weak, you’ll know it. Qui:  The book tells the story from my point of view, and I review over 170 hands from the final table. Ivan first started playing poker in 2006 and played professionally from 2010-2013. Imagined as edited found interview tapes, OUTTAKES is both funny and heartfelt, drawn from the playwright’s real-life experiences. Most of us still remember Qui Nguyen, the man who took the WSOP 2016 Main Event by storm, claiming the historic victory in a very tough competition. — Qui Nguyen (@qui_writes) October 21, 2020 “ I remember having this experience of recognizing some of the words and recognizing some of the names and the locations and even certain characters and our job descriptions of what influenced them to be a certain way,” shared Tran in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. LISTEN NOW. No one can be a professional baccarat player. Not because I was going to write about it, but because I think it was just, you know, they didn’t want to go into sad stories about the war or funny stories that would compromise their position as my parents. I also feel like the “theatrical-ness” that I usually employ isn’t present yet. So then they started telling me stories, because they didn’t feel like they were the ones under the microscope. I felt like all along I was going to win, but Gordon Vayo kept getting lucky and coming back, over and over again. So please be very specific. We’ve mentioned your new book that just came out, entitled From Vietnam to Vegas! When Qui heard about it, he called me up and flew me out to Las Vegas to join his team. However, those are the fancy names—the household names—but in reality I’m far more influenced by my peers. (612) 332-7481. Though my parents know that I’m writing about them, they haven’t read anything that I’ve written about them so far. Since joining the Beat The Fish team in 2016, Ivan has made a significant impact, leading the news section and contributing numerous feature articles. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for updates. Sometimes they refuse to make eye contact. With Vietgone, I … Steve:  I predicted Qui would win the Main Event on my website AdvancedPokerTraining.com, and PokerNews covered the story, and it got a lot of hits. Castañeda was the artistic associate at Atlantic Theater Company, while Nguyen was writing for his downtown theater company, Vampire Cowboys. And the alpha-male jocky brother is gay, but no one knows that. You can’t beat that game! I bought him a new house with a pool, which is what he always wanted. So I just collected a lot of information about them. It tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. When do I get to see it?” That’s definitely motivating. About 6 months before the Main Event I saw the raccoon hat. An interview with Qui Nguyen, the WSOP 2016 Main Event winner, talking about his victory, his latest book "From Vietnam to Vegas!" It’s all motivated by the fact that I now have two sons. That last day was such a marathon, it was 3 A.M., maybe 4 A.M. when I finally won? watch video >> More than 30 years ago, the war in Vietnam shattered Nguyen Qui Duc's childhood. Don’t worry, I’ll be back! 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